What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Pre-shaped diagnostic catheter with the characteristic Cobra 2 distal configuration, including a hooked downgoing curve that reforms after the guidewire is withdrawn.
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Cobra 2 catheter
Visceral selective catheter
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Downgoing-curve catheter that selects aortic visceral branches such as the celiac, SMA, and renal arteries. Typical procedural contexts include GI bleeding, trauma angiography, and visceral embolization.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
The Cobra 2 is defined by its downgoing hooked geometry for visceral branch engagement, in contrast to simple angled catheters used primarily for general wire direction.